During a verse, Waters nails the point down with thought-provoking lyrics, "Every time a nincompoop becomes the president," in the context of a number of other tragedies.įor hardcore Pink Floyd fans, you can't help but recall the Floydian sound in many of the tracks. A jab at Donald Trump comes in the title track, which begins with an audio clip of Trump talking about the election and sets an ominous mood musically. One of Roger's most personal moments comes in the acoustic track "Broken Bones" where he references World War II, the war in which he lost his father. One of Roger's strongest political statements comes in "Picture That" with the fading lyric, "Picture a leader with no fucking brains." "The Last Refugee" touches on the issue of migration that Europe has been dealing with, as many have been calling the situation an ongoing Refugee Crisis since 2015 due to ongoing wars in Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, and other countries. Is This The Life We Really Want? finds Waters - who was the main lyricist in Pink Floyd during the bulk of the band's career - very angry about present day affairs, and delivering his message with a snarl and defiant attitude. and Lee Pardini (keyboards), Joey Waronker (drums), and Jessica Wolfe and Holly Laessig (vocals). Band personnel include Roger Waters (vocals, acoustic guitar, bass guitar), Nigel Godrich (keyboards, guitar, sound collages, arrangements), Gus Seyffert (guitar, keyboards, bass guitar), Jonathan Wilson (guitar, keyboards), Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. The LP features 12 songs covering 54 minutes, and was produced by Nigel Godrich. This is his fifth studio album as a solo artist, and first full-length album of new material since 1992's Amused to Death. Roger Waters has released Is This The Life We Really Want? through Columbia Records.
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